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Like all Home Cinema amps, this unit ideally needs at least two inches of free air space above it, in order to ventilate properly.

This unit is fitted with dual wi-fi antenna, which work best when put up, but add 70mm to the height of the unit

Music streaming via wire is far more reliable than via Wi-Fi. If you can't run an Ethernet cable from your router to this unit, then simply buy a pair of mains Ethernet extenders from Amazon for around £25. They plug into your mains sockets and use the mains wiring in your house as an Ethernet cable - they are brilliant!

Bluetooth only works reliably if both the sending and receiving units are in the same room.

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Denon AVR-X4400H 9.2 network receiver

Hot on the heels of Denon's superbly reviewed new AVR-X2400H and AVR-X3400H Home Cinema amps, comes the launch of the first of the company's Premium Range products, the fabulous new AVR-X4400H. This amplifier features just about every connectivity and streaming benefit known to mankind, plus Denon's excellent HEOS multi-room circuitry on-board.

It has become the norm for Home Cinema receivers to offer the sort of features that could only have been dreamed of a few years ago, but even by this new standard, the 4400H has to be viewed as outstanding. It boasts the expected 8 x HDMI in, but has no fewer than 3 x HDMI out, with all the inputs and outputs supporting (and this is important) the latest HDMI 2.0a (HDR) BT.2020 and HDCP 2.2 spec, plus 4k/60Hz full-rate pass-through and 4:4:4 resolution. Likewise, you get the expected 9 x 200 watts of power, plus Dolby Atmos up to 7.1.2 / 5.1.4 (Or 7.1.4 with additional 2ch amp), plus DTS:X, plus Apple Airplay, plus Spotify Connect, plus Wi-Fi, plus Bluetooth, plus 24 / 192 streaming, plus support for DSD up to 5.6MHz, but you also get support for Deezer music streaming and the all new high resolution Tidal streaming platform, too, as well as on-board Denon HEOS multi-room. That last feature, is particularly noteworthy, because HEOS is broadly recognised as the best sounding, best looking multi-room solution on the market, but in the past to get it, you have had to buy the £300 Denon HEOS Link, plus the add-on wireless speakers for each room. The great news is that the new 4400H comes with the HEOS circuitry built-in, so you don't need the Link at all, saving you a nice wad of cash! All you have to do is buy as many wireless HEOS speakers as you need for the rest of your house, then simply plug them into the mains and they will auto-connect to your 4400, giving you instant, high quality multi-room. HEOS is brilliant, because it sounds amazing and gives you independent source / volume selection in each room, with everything controlled via an excellent free smartphone / tablet App. Whichever way you look at it, this Denon receiver has got the lot - just about everything you could ever want in a home cinema receiver at this price point.

The 4400 also arguably beats the competition on outright performance, with a wonderfully rich, dynamic, 'well-steered' presentation that sucks you right into the middle of the action, whether you are watching a movie or listing to your favourite music. This amp has the perfect audio balance that so many rivals seem unable to achieve these days. Add to the mix a superb, free iOs / Android App, giving control of all major amp functions from your smartphone / tablet and you have the recipe for a hugely successful product.

Brimming with the latest audio and video technologies, the AVR-X4400H delivers incredibly immersive surround sound, underpinned by the gloriously smooth Denon delivery that has attracted so many customers to the brand over the last 40+ years. Highly recommended!